Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has reported at least 2,510 hotspots detected by Terra Aqua MODIS, SNPP, NOAA20 and Himawari-8 Satellite imagery during 4-7 September 2019 throughout the ASEAN region. The number of hotspots also tends to rise, it added.

In a bid to strengthen the economy and increase taxpayer compliance, the Government has announced it will relax administrative sanctions in a planned tax provisions and facilities bill, according to Ministry of Finance’s Director General of Taxation Robert Pakpahan. “The Government will adopt rearrangement, including in interest sanction for underpayment due to the correction of […]

The way people interact has changed rapidly; it can bring positive or negative impacts to the country. Thus, we have to watch our words, uphold good ethics and manners, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “The patterns of interaction have changed. Now, information both positive and negative can be spread easily. We can easily get […]

Following the improved security in Nabire and Dogiyai regencies in Papua province, the Government has announced it will lift internet restriction in the two regencies starting Friday (6/9) at 22:30 WIT (Eastern Indonesian Time). “In addition in the two regencies, internet access has been restored in twenty one regencies in Papua province,” Acting Head of […]

In light of the amendment to Law Number 30 Year 2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) proposed by the House of Representatives (DPR), President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo expressed hopes that the move can strengthen the anti-graft body. “We hope the DPR shares the same commitment (with the Government) to strengthen the KPK,” President Jokowi […]

In a bid to implement provisions of Article 5 of Government Regulation Number 56 of 2018, and Article 6 paragraph (2) as well as Article 7 of Government Regulation Number 12 of 2019, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has signed Regulation of Finance Minister (PMK) Number 125/PMK.07/2019 on Maximum Limit of Cumulative Deficit of […]

As many as 9 million parcels of land in Central Java must be certified by 2024, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. The President added that out of 21 million parcels of land to be certified in Central Java province, only 12 million of them are already certified.

After distributing land certificates to local residents, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo continued his working visit in West Kalimantan Province by heading to Navy Command Headquarters XII Pontianak, to inspect the development of Kapuas River Waterfront City. Upon his arrival at the Navy Headquarters, the President boarded ‘Lemukutan’ Patrol Boat and sailed along Kapuas River to […]

All fractions of the House of Representatives (DPR), in a plenary meeting on Thursday (5/9), have agreed to revise Law Number 30 of 2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). In a meeting led by the House’s Deputy Speaker Utut Adianto, all members attending the meeting have agreed on the revision on the Law. There […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Thursday (5/9) in Pontianak, West Kalimantan Province, has distributed Decree on Land Objects for Agrarian Reform (TORA) covering 133,000 hectares to 5,200 families. In his remarks, President Jokowi said that the distribution of the TORA decree is carried out by the Government to distribute land and provide legal certainty to […]